Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 49.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 49.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1970.
Norway ranks 14th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.8% | 33.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 34.3% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 46.9% | 49.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway was 49.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release